i just got this maxima about 3 months ago and i havnt been able to find anything to really help the speed out im trying to get my 0-60 times to bout 5-5.5 there are really no tunes or anything for this car unless anyone els knows of anything? Maybe like a turbo kit.. THanks

 

Due to the torque management software in the CVT at low revs, you really won't see any faster times than the stock 5.8 to 60. Intakes only give you power on the top end, same with a CBE due to better breathing and exhale.

Unless you want to pay for a new tune (think UpRev and the like) which will run you about $600, kinda stuck with whatcha got.

TT setup is great, but the rubber band in the trans will snap before you hit 60mph

 

Yep. When Nissan told us in 2002 they were taking the Maxima up to 'near luxury', they made it very clear this baby was getting heavier, and, although still very sporty, would no longer be a 'track' car. They said the Altima 3.5 with manual would be Nissan's 'affordable 4D sports car.'

Elsewhere on this 7th gen board, several folks talk about having gotten a few CVT TSBs installed by their dealer that seem to help the Maxima off the line a tad.

 

well in that case im prolly going to try and bring this car back its pretty new and see if they will get me in a altima coupe 3.5 manual cuz i need something alittle faster off the line ****s killing mee

 

i had a charger before you can do pretty much anything to that car mine had Preditor retune true dual flowmaster 44 series exahaust AEM brute force coldair intake the HP gain from that was pretty good i really didnt research the maxima before i got it and now im finding out there is really nothing i can do like that its only got a single exhaustr manifold so no true dual only short ram intake and no tunes for it im kinda upset

 

So....it's 5.8 seconds to 60 now....and you're going to sell it because you can't find bolt-ons to get it to 5.5?

 

Preditor retune is not a bolt on steveb and yea its pretty much my own fault for not looking up on it before i bought it right now the 2011 charger r/t is lookin better and better

 

I'm guessing you're very young.

 

my age has nothing to do with the fact that there is nothing besides crank pully exhaust intake and few minor things to the car unless u spray it

 

Im pretty sure this is a forum for maximas not to guess the other persons age

 

im blaming nissan for not making this car manual really

 

Unless you are planning on doing some 1/4 mile drag racing at your local
race track I don't see why 3/10 of a second going 0-60 is that big of a deal. For typical highway driving that's pretty quick. You're going to leave most people eating your dust with that type of acceleration. I would just enjoy what you have and if you really need something with 0-60 under 5.5 seconds you might consider building yourself a hobby stock racer out of a late-model Mustang or Camaro, something a lot lighter than a 7th Gen Maxima. And trying to trade in your 2010 Maxima (I assume it's a 2010 since you said it was pretty new) is likely to cost you something due to some depreciation since you have driven it for about three months. Save the money to build your hobby stocker and enjoy driving the Maxima for what it is. I haven't owned a car I enjoy driving as much as my Maxima and I have a 4GL 1996 GLE. I can only imagine how nice the new model 7 Gen Maximas are.

Happy driving and be careful out there!!!

 

I test drove the new Charger. The inside is very nice, but the transmission is garbage. Same transmission as the previous gen Charger Maybe I've been spoiled by the CVT.

If you want something faster from 0-60 the Maxima is not the car for you. My previous car was a Challenger R/T and I've never complained about the speed in the Max. Having all that power is fun but IMO a less than 6 second 0-60 is not needed unless you take it to the track or you like to brag to you friends.

 

Listen, i appreciate the responses, however i didnt ask how to deal with the fact that the maxima is slow, i asked for opinions, and logical opinions at that on how to make the car quicker. Clearly if im talking about making this car quicker, making a 'hobby stocker' is pointless to me and out of the question. As you know i have this car, and i want to make THIS car faster, not some other car.

 

I dont need to take it to a track to enjoy a quicker car. Simple things like highway driving and things alike would keep me satisfied driving something faster than a 6 second car. Granted my fault for not researching, but this car gives you absolutely no options in making it quicker. Hence the reason I came to ask the people of this forum, however it seems that people only like to justify the fact that the car cant obtain optimum performance. Instead of people telling me, why its slow and why we cant do anything to it, gives me no answer as to how to make it quicker.

 

you can make it faster,it's just going to cost you a lot if you can't do work your self

 

of course nothing in this world is free most of the work i can do or most of my friends can i was really just wondering on what i can do.. what i have the ability to do besides pully intake ect

 

doesnt bullydog make a tune for the 7th gens?

 

Bullydog.

 

anyone have the preformance gains from the bullydog? i no its hard to dyno the cars but anything would b better then nothing thanks

 

your obviously not a mechanic but a parts changer....

 

Honestly Bro, this car isn't built to be a speed demon. It's like Lightonthehill said; this car was moved upscale and the 4drSC role was left for the Alti.

The Max has gotten heavier and heavier as it moved up in power so even though it increases in overall HP/TQ the weight kinda kills what gain we could've actually gotten if they somehow found a way to make it lighter.

With the set up of the CVT and the TQ management (this is done to stop excessive wheelspin) there really isn't much you can do outside of turbo, SC'ing or some nitrous to make it faster but then you'd have to worry whether or not the CVT can handle the extra power.

I have the BD but honestly I can't tell you if it's quicker 0-60 but by the buttdyno it does feel to have gained a little something but not nothing drastic enough to say obviously tell you're that much faster.

Good luck

 

I got almost a half second 0-60 with the gauge tuner gt. I take the tune off for the winter but is great in the summer


That said my 0-60 times were not great to begin with with no preloading, so off the break onto the gas. I went from 7.7ish to 7.1ish don't really care too much about speed so never tried to see how low I could get it down to trying to launch better.

 

What kind of car do you have?

 

There are things you could do. Remove the rear seat. Dump the spare donut. Fit smaller wheels with sticky tires. None of these have anything to do with the engine because the CVT is already holding it back.

If you want a car you can tune, sell the Maxima and buy a G8 GT or a 335i.

 

Change your heavy dual exhaust into custom 3" stainless single outlet exhaust...and do a couple things like stated above to change the weight....get nice set of 17" or 18" light weight wheels....wont be much, but that could possibly help shave off just a bit...oh and get custom headers =P

$$$ though

could also look into getting coilovers (if they make them for that model i dont know)
that will help with your launch and body lift...

 

Folks, don't let this thread get out of hand on the "name calling". He's asking a question that some want to know.

I will throw in my $0.02 tho. This is NOT a sports car, it's a decently luxurious family car that has potential hiding under a 4DSC sticker (If they still put them on) If you bought the car expecting something else, you're going to be disappointed as there really is, (right now) only so much you can do to it.

 

the car is leased so unless nissan is willing to take it back and give me a 370z im stuck with it which im ok with its a beautiful car i was honestly just asking this question to see some inputs on what i could do other then the usual pullys. Thanks for the help guys

 

3" Cat-back...
Any longtube headers and a custom Y-pipe...
If it's a lease just put nitrous on it...150 shot...

Typical VQ mods will also work on a 7th gen. It's just that most of you 7th gen owners are just stubborn and stuck scratching your heads because it looks like a damn spaceship and not a normal car.

 

Well, since you don't own the car, any mods will need to be reversible.

BTW, of course Nissan will take the car back, and "give" you a 370Z.
For a modest fee, of course.

 

I test drove the 370 when I was looking at cars last fall, don't get me wrong it is a quick and fun little car to drive but for me it was completely impractical. It's tiny on the inside compared to the Max, and while I didn't get a car for hauling stuff I did want to be able to fit more than 1 other person and a bag of groceries. My other gripe with the 350/370 is they are hard to see out of, the rear structural columns of the car block a lot of visibility. Granted, the Max may be no 350 or 370, but it is fast when I want it to be and extremely comfortable for me and all my passengers. Plus they don't look half bad.

 

of course everything i do would have to be reversible everything u do to a car is if it can be done it can be undone.. and they might my car has 2000 miles on it i might b able to find a 2010 z that maybe was a demo idk il find out tomorrow when i go to nissan.. and yea the z is hard to see out off but its nothing like the 2010 camaro i have in the drive way when i change lans in the camaro i just close my eyes and pray hahahaha

 

Wants a faster car but has a Camaro in the driveway

 

To get gains that drastic you'll need a Turbo, Nitrous or a SC. You'll need to add at least 100-150 HP maybe more with the CVT. No exhaust, Intake, simple bolt-on or ebay gimmick will be able to shave 1-2 seconds off 0-60 times.

Might I ask why is this such a big deal, do you live next to an autobahn on-ramp in Germany?

 

Just curious, you mention that your car is a lease, but in your first post you mention that you want to look at turbo charging it? You may want to be careful with your mods, just experience talking here. I made the big mistake back in 1988 of heavily modifying a Mustang LX 5.0 hatchback (GT40 heads, bigger injectors, full suspension, a supercharger and a few other mods) and I ended up having to buy out the lease because Ford would not take the car back when my lease was up. That was the last time I leased a car btw.

 

leasing a car doesn't pay out does it?. i mean u pay like 30k for a car then u gotta give it back and start paying for another one

 

Ouch!

I think the OP should just look into a 2-3 year old G35.

 

It was a tough lesson to learn for me ampire. I don't even want to think about what I eventually paid for a car that originally sold for only about $13,500-$14,000 if my memory serves me correctly. Oh well, I was only 21 at the time and I definitely had much fun in that car. BTW, that car at the time was the ultimate street sleeper, I took the stock 5.0 badges off of the front fenders and deleted the dual tailpipes when I upgraded the exhaust system and left those ugly stock 10 spoke rims on it. I surprised many people that challenged me at stop lights in that car.

 

Actually you're only paying around 50% of the price of the car which is why leasing is cheaper. But I like leasing cuz I don't like keeping a car for more than a few years anyway. So it makes getting a new car a little easier. Of course it's not for everyone.

 

I think that leasing is good as well Car Addict if you want a new car every few years. I also think that leasing is only good on a car that has good resale/residual value and the Ford Mustang at the time when I bought it was not a good candidate for leasing.. When I leased the Ford Mustang mentioned above, I am sure that the dealer took me to the cleaners on the lease, I don't think I even think I negotiated on the price of the car or the lease payment.